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KCRG Weather app review: fully featured weather forecasting for Iowa residents

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Introduction

Coming to you from the good folks over at KCRG is this comprehensive weather forecasting app that is capable of delivering up to 10 days worth of advance meteorological reports direct to your iPhone and iPad, available in a multitude of different visual formats to suit all preferences.

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This is a pretty standard weather app which runs along a very similar vein to comparable developments in the App Store. I definitely think the developer has made a wise decision to stick with a tried and tested formula, and I’m quite certain that this app will serve Iowa residents very well.

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Dedicated Weather Forecasting for Iowa

The Map section of KCRG Weather is the first thing you’ll see when you start using it, and this doubles up as the main home screen of the app.

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Within this section you’ll be able to access live radar map imagery, enabling you to track both the past and predicted future movements of rain, snow, and other weather fronts as they make their way across your part of the country.

To make sure you’re getting the most relevant weather reports for your local area, I would recommend tapping the house icon in the top right-hand corner. This will enable you to use your iPhone’s built-in GPS to find your current location within a matter of seconds.

 

View 10 Days of Weather Forecasts

If you want your weather forecasts in a format that is a little easier to interpret, I think you’ll find the 10 Day and Hourly sections to be more than adequate.

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In here you’ll find some very detailed forecasts, showing details such as high and low temperatures, chance of precipitation, wind speed and direction, and much more. Furthermore, tapping a given day within the 10 Day section brings up even more detail, displaying such things as UV Index, and sunrise and sunset times.

Fortunately, the features don’t stop there. The Video section is where you’ll find live streaming and archived footage of weather forecasts from the good people over at the KCRG studios, so I’d definitely suggest taking a look at that if you prefer a more audio-visual presentation.

 

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Pros and Cons

Pros                      

  • Detailed weather forecasting for residents of Iowa
  • Weather forecasts available across a 10-day timeframe in different visual formats
  • Receive severe weather alerts via Push notification
  • Detailed radar map imagery enables you to track weather fronts in your region
  • Live and archived video content from the KCRG studios

 

Cons                                              

  • There is nothing negative to say about this app

 

Final Words

KCRG Weather definitely doesn’t win any points from me for originality, but it does deliver on all of its promises, providing a concise and reliable resource for Iowa residents to conveniently grab weather information on their iPhone or iPad.

This is a very solid development so be sure to check it out if you’re looking for a weather resource that you can really depend on.

 

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MarkBangs

Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.